The PC Gamer's Top 100 PC Games

The international PC Gamer team has spent hundreds of hours sweating over this list across timezones—meticulously drawn from the PC’s decades of history, these are the games we’ve decided you absolutely need to play today. It’s as simple as that. If you’ve played most of these before, well done—you have dedicated your life to a worthy cause and deserve a small ceremonial jig. If some of these games are new to you, that’s great too. This list has been democratically compiled by us, reflecting the diverse tastes of our writers and contributors. The PC Gamer Top 100 sums up the amazing legacy of PC gaming’s past, and the great games available today. Enjoy.

100. THE CURSE OF MONKEY ISLAND
Release year: 1998

99. COMPANY OF HEROES 2
Release year 2013

98. SPLINTER CELL: CHAOS THEORY
Release year 2005

97. KINGPIN: LIFE OF CRIME
Release year 1999

96. FREESPACE 2
Release year 1999

95. STARBOUND
Release year 2013

94. THE SIMS
Release year 2000

93. PLANETSIDE 2
Release year 2012

92. ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG
Release year 2013

91. OPERATION FLASHPOINT: COLD WAR CRISIS
Release year 2001

90. KERBAL SPACE PROGRAM
Release 2013
 
89. CALL OF CTHULHU: DARK CORNERS OF THE EARTH
Release year 2006

88. QUAKE III
Release year 1999

87. ASSASSIN’S CREED II
Release year 2010

86. VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE—BLOODLINES
Release year 2004

85. BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2
Release year 2010

84. BROKEN SWORD
Release year 1996

83. X-COM / UFO: ENEMY UNKNOWN
Release year 1994

82. ULTIMA VII
Release year 1992

81. TOTAL WAR: ROME II
Release year 2013

80. SUPREME COMMANDER: FORGED ALLIANCE
Release year 2007

79. NO ONE LIVES FOREVER 2
Release year 2002

78. GRAND THEFT AUTO IV
Release year 2008

77. DON’T STARVE
Release year 2013

76. COMMAND & CONQUER
Release year 1995

75. BASTION
Release year 2011

74. WARHAMMER 40K: DAWN OF WAR
Release year 2004

73. DOOM 3
Release year 2004

72. THE ELDER SCROLLS IV: OBLIVION
Release year 2006

71. FAR CRY 3
Release year 2012

70. STALKER
Release year 2007

69. FEAR
Release year 2005

68. BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY
Release year 2011

67. EMPIRE: TOTAL WAR
Release year 2009

66. LEAGUE OF LEGENDS
Release year 2009

65. EVE ONLINE
Release year 2013

64. BRAID
Release year 2009

63. FIFA 13
Release year 2012

62. THE SECRET OF MONKEY ISLAND
Release year 1991

61. COMMAND & CONQUER: RED ALERT 2
Release year 2000

60. UNREAL TOURNAMENT 2004
Release year 2004

59. FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS
Release year 2010

58. FINAL FANTASY VII
Release year 1998

57. SAINTS ROW 4
Release year 2013

56. RETURN TO CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN
Release year 2001

55. MONKEY ISLAND 2
Release year 1991

54. CAVE STORY+
Release year 2011

53. HOTLINE MIAMI
Release year 2012

52. LEFT 4 DEAD 2
Release year 2009

51. COMPANY OF HEROES
Release year 2006

50. BATTLEFIELD 4
Release year 2013

49. OUTCAST
Release year 1999

48. ARMA 2
Release year 2009

47. FRONTIER: ELITE II
Release year 1993

46. DUKE NUKEM 3D
Release year 1996

45. DAY OF THE TENTACLE
Release year 1993

44. HEARTHSTONE
Release year 2014

43. SPELUNKY
Release year 2009

42. THE WITCHER 2
Release year 2011

41. ARMA 3
Release year 2013

40. MAX PAYNE 2: THE FALL OF MAX PAYNE
Release year 2003

39. GUILD WARS 2
Release year

38. FALLOUT
Release year 1997

37. CRUSADER KINGS 2
Release year 2012

36. BATTLEFIELD 3
Release year 2011

35. PLANESCAPE: TORMENT
Release year 1999

34. WORLD OF WARCRAFT
Release year 2005

33. MIRROR’S EDGE
Release year 2009

32. DISHONORED
Release year 2012

31. THIEF II: THE METAL AGE
Release year 2000
 
30. RISING STORM
Release year 2013

29. PAPERS, PLEASE
Release year 2013

28. FALLOUT 3
Release year 2008

27. DOOM
Release year 1998

26. DIABLO III
Release year 2012

25. CIVILIZATION V
Release year 2010

24. BALDUR’S GATE II: SHADOWS OF AMN
Release year 2000

23. ALPHA CENTAURI
Release year 1999

22. SYSTEM SHOCK 2
Release year 1999

21. GRIM FANDANGO
Release year 1998

20. THE WALKING DEAD: SEASON 1
Release year 2012

19. PORTAL 2
Release year 2011

18. MINECRAFT
Release year 2011

17. DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION
Release year 2011

16. DOTA 2
Release year 2011 (beta)

15. DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS
Release year 2009

14. COUNTER-STRIKE: GLOBAL OFFENSIVE
Release year 2012

13. BIOSHOCK INFINITE
Release year 2013

12. DAYZ
Release year 2013

11. FTL: FASTER THAN LIGHT
Release year 2012
10. DARK SOULS
Release 2012

9. PORTAL
Release 2007

8. MASS EFFECT 3
Release year 2012

7. TEAM FORTRESS 2
Release year 2007

6. XCOM: ENEMY UNKNOWN
Release year 2012

5. BIOSHOCK
Release year 2007

4. DEUS EX
Release year 2000

3. HALF-LIFE 2
Release year 2004

2. THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM
Release year 2012

1. MASS EFFECT 2
Release year 2010

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